The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) maneuvers at sea during a tiger cruise air show.
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jun. 11, 2011) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) maneuvers at sea during a tiger cruise air show. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 recently completed a deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Travis K. Mendoza) File# 110611-N-TU221-075
Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft. In the United States Navy, these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion) and CVAN (attack aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion). The first aircraft carrier commissioned into the United States Navy was USS Langley (CV-1) on 20 March 1922.
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